Intel Core i9-12900KS vs AMD A6-9400
Intel Core i9-12900KS
$619
AMD A6-9400
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16 Cores
24 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
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1 Core
2 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
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Socket
LGA 1700
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Socket
AM4
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iGPU
UHD 770 1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
Radeon R5 3CU 720MHz GCN 3
280 GFLOPS FP32
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GB6S 2,690
66%
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GB6S 660
16%
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GB6M 16,135
60%
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GB6M 970
4%
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CB23S 2,080
80%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M 27,900
65%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
Intel
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Architecture
Alder Lake
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Architecture
Excavator+
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Family
Core 12th Gen
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Family
A Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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E-Core
Gracemont
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Codename
Bristol Ridge
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Bristol Ridge 1C
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-
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-
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
4/5/2022
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Release Date
3/16/2019
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Foundry
Intel
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-
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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-
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
28nm
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Die Size
202 mm²
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Die Size
125 mm²
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-
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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Transistor Count
1.2 Billion
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-
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16 Cores
8 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
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1 Core
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24 Threads
16 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
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2 Threads
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-
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P-Core
3.4GHz
5.5GHz Boost
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3.4GHz
3.7GHz Boost
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-
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-
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E-Core
2.5GHz
4GHz Boost
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-
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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-
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Overclocking
Locked
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-
-
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Type
DMI
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Type
PCIe
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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-
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-
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Lanes
8
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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Bandwidth
4GB/s
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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Bi-directional
8GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
96KB/Core
3-way set associative
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-
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-
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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-
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-
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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-
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L3
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30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
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Channels
2
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Max Memory
128GB
128GB
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Max Memory
32GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
2400MHz
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
3200MT/s
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Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
51.2GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
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TDP
150W
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241W Peak
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TDP
65W
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-
-
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Temp
90°C Max
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-
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-
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
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PCIe 3.0 x8 Lanes
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UHD 770 1550MHz
256 Shaders
1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32
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Radeon R5 3CU 720MHz GCN 3
192 Shaders
720MHz
280 GFLOPS FP32
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GNA 3.0
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No NPU
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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